diff --git a/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/MotorHoldMode.java b/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/MotorHoldMode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df1eff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/MotorHoldMode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.techhounds.houndutil.houndlib;
+
+// required to be motor-agnostic
+public enum MotorHoldMode {
+    BRAKE,
+    COAST;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/Utils.java
index e1e9d21..47e843c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/techhounds/houndutil/houndlib/Utils.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.techhounds.houndutil.houndlib;
 
 public class Utils {
-
     public static boolean limitMechanism(boolean isLowerTriggered, boolean isUpperTriggered, double value) {
         return (value > 0.0 && isUpperTriggered) || (value < 0.0 && isLowerTriggered);
     }